The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-02

/ Consideration of the Brady bill was then
resumed Mr. Hand OF the Eighth, made
an argument favoring and Mr. Turnipseed,
of the Eleventh, opposed the bill.
| In the House.
In the House to-day Mr. Gardner moved
reconsideration of the bill to amend the act
to prohibit the sale of liquor III Pike county,
which was tabled yesterday. The motion
! prevailed.
The House also reconsidered its action on
| the bill making all notes with a provision
for attorneys fees void, and recOmmtted it,
OIL INSPECTORS.
The special order was the bill to regulate
the inspection of oils, and requiring the
money to be paid into the treasury. AS
amended by the committee, the bill pro-
vides for inspectors at Atlanta, Savannah,
Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Rome, Athens
and Brunswick, the inspectors to receive as
fees &c; per gallon for inspecting
400 gallons and upward, lc. per
gallon for inspecting 200 and less than 400
gallons, and for less than 200 gallons 115c
per gallon; the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture to appoint these inspectors, and to have
| authority also to appoint inspectors for
other places when deemed necessary. After
some argument for the bill by Mr. Akin
son, special order displaced it. Two hun
tinuation of the discussion was set for next
Tuesday.
THE STATE ROAD.
Mr.. Gordon, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported substitute for the bill rela-
tive to the sale of the Western a. Atlantic
railroad. The substitute provides for adj
vertisement by the Governor for bids for
the purchase OF, the road, said bids to be sub
mitted to the Governor, Comptroller Cen
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substitute also provides for bids for another
lease of the road; both the bids for the sale
and the lease to be submitted to the next
Legislature
Mr. FELTON,, of Barlow, submitted a mi
nority report on the bill providing for bids
for lease only for not less than twenty nor
more than fifty years, no bid for less than
$35, 600 per month to be accepted. Both re-
| ports were ordered printed.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bills on third reading Jared as follows:
The bill to cede to the United States jul
risdiction over certain lands in the city of
Savannah passed.
| On the bill to condemn land in Savannah
| for public building for the use of the
| United States government for a court house,
and for other use, the Judiciary Committee
reported amendment providing that no land
| used as private residence should be thus
taken without the consent of the owner
Mr.. Rawls, of Effingham, explained the
| situation in regard to the lot wanted and
| supported the amendment.
Mr. Russell, of Chatham, also supported
| the amendment and urged tho passage of
| the bill. The amendment was agreed to and
the bill passed.
PROHIBITION IN PIKE.
The bill to amend an act to prohibit the
sale of spirituous liquors in Pike county
| came up
Mr.. Madden said that he had voted for
| prohibition in Pike county, but he was sat
| isfied that il was imposed upon the people of
| Pike county by unfair means and against
| their will. Therefore he had turned his
| back on it. He found that he had either to
| give up prohibition or his Democracy.
Mr.. Walker, of Putnam, had read petit
| ton against the bill by AS citizens of Pike
| county, a petition of the same purport by
! the trustees of Gordon Academy, and pc
| tition by 302 women of Pike county to the
same effect.
| Mr.. Gardner had read petitions from
| 1,033 voters of Pike county in favor of the
passage of his bill, 65S of the signers being
whites and 375 colored, and claimed that a
large majority of the white voters are in
| favor of the bill.
| THE WOMEN OF THE SAME MIND.
He claimed also that his party could have
| secured a majority or the women of the
county if they had asked it, but they did
not believe in dragging the fair names of
women into politics. He also insisted that
his reelection by $40 majority after he had
advocated this bill in former Legislature.
and after this was made the issue in the
election, was sufficient indication of the
| will of the people
Mr.. Howell, of Fulton, supported the bill
as being perfectly fair and entirely in ac-
cord with the local option law. The bill
simply seeks to give the people of Pike
county the same right enjoyed by the peo-
pie of every other county
The bill passed by a vote of % to So
The bill to repeal an act creating n Board
of Commissioners for Paulding county.
Passed.
The bill to incorporate the Louisville.
Waynesboro and Alexander Railroad Com
pany Passed,
THE ANTI-ToBACCo BILL
Mr. Ham moved that his anti tobacco bill
be recommitted to the Committee on the
State of the Republic, and it was so or
| dered.
Mr. Arnheim submitted, by consent. n
resolution to pay John NJ. Graham for his SER
vices as stenographer to the Penitentiary
| Committee.
The bill to incorporate the town of Ten
mile. Passed.
The bill of Mr.. Calvin, to embrace Rich
! ilohu COUNTY III JHe pTONlslOn OF an ACT reg
ulating the sale of liquor in jefferson, Burke
and Washington counties. Passed
Mr.. McMichael of Schley, offered a reso-
luton providing that on and after Sept 5
the House will hold sessions from o'clock
in the morning to II o'clock noon, and from
3 to o'clock in the evening ON Tuesdays
and Thursdays
The bill of Mr. Buchan to incorporate tho
Eastman and Americas Air Line railroad
Passed.